St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-23
A BAD GANG WIPED OUT.
The Laws Supremacy Vindicated in
Bloody Battle With Outlaws at
Korehead, Ky.
Craig Tolliver's Rowan County Desper-
adces Rounded Up and Killed
or Captured.
The Leader of the Band Literally Filled
Full of Lead by the Sheriff's
Posse.
Rearrest of the Trio of Principals in the
Fidelity Bank Conspiracy at
y Cincinnati.

was this morning enacted what will, be-
yond all doubt, prove the final chapter
in the bloodieSt mountain vendetta
known to the history of the state. The
elimination was reached in the tragic
end of four desperate men who forfeited
their lives while resisting the mandates
of the law. After the destruction of
thousands of dollars worth of property,
and up to this writing the loss of
twenty-one lives. Bowen county can now
return to peace and prosperity. Craig
TolliVer, the famous desperado, was
probably the Immediate cause of the
outraged law being Vindicated. To
days good work ends the succession of
tragedies that have been enacted in that
county since the beginning of
TIE MARTiN-TOLLIEER FEUD.
not quite two years ago, the result of
which. up to date, has been the sending
of tWenty-one souls into eternity, the
manning and cripplmg for life of at
least a score more persons, the deStruc
ton of all social relations and of nearly
the entire business interests of the
county, and the bringing aUOut of
state of laWleSsneSS and terrorism that
has driven good men with their families
away from home and friends to seek
new homes in other parts of the coun-
try, where they might live without be-
ing in constant fear of their lives. In
the August 1SS4D election, after heated
contest, Cook Humphreys was elected
sheriff of Rowan county by AZ ma
jOrity over Samuel Goodwin. Dur
ing the canvas many animOSi-
ties were engendered, the Martins
allying themselves with Humphreys
and the TOlliverS with Goodwin'S cause.
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faction whose name in Kentucky has
grown as notoriously familiar as was
that of Jesse James in Missouri several
years age. SWore after the election that
Humphreys should never ride Rowan
county as sheriff. Since that date life
after life has been offered on the altar
of hatred and bad blood, with increasing
frequency, despite the best efforts of the
Judiciary and militia, backed by the
strong arm of the state government. The
NAMES OF TIE VICTIMS
in the order killed are as follows:
solomon Bradley, John Martin Whit Pei
frey, b. Caudelle. Deputy Sheriff Baumgard-
ner. Mason keeton, John MARROW, John
Davis. Wiley TOlliver Il railroad employe
named Witcher. Willie Logan, Ben Raypurn.
John Day. Floyd Tolliver. and Il party whose
name is not remembered, besides the two
recent victims, John B Logan and W. II.
Logan, aud tO-days last. Craig Tolliyer, Bud
Tolliver, Jay rolliver and Hiram Cooper.
ASpecial from Lexington, KY, gives
the particulars, as follows: The news
from Rowan county to-day is of the
most exciting kind-as it appears to be
an indiSputabie fact that Craig Tolliver
is killed, and his gang dismembered for
ever. The news comes by a Lexington
minister and others, who came through
Morehead Oh the Chesapeake d. Ohio
from Norfolk, Va, So-day. At about
9:30 this morning, when the train
was within q few miles of Morehead. it
was tagged by some citizens, and when
it came to a stop they informed the con-
ductor that
A BLOODY BATTLE
was going on III Morehead between a
sheriff posse and the Tolliver gang.
and that it would not be safe for the
train to proceed until hostilitieS ceased.
The passengers and train men were all
very much frightend, and at their Solic-
ltatiOn the conductor ran the train to
Martins switch, two miles and a half
east of Morehead. There they remained
till nearly y, when they were notified
that the fighting was over and that the
train might proceed through the town
with safety. The train stopped for some
time at Morehead and there the paSsen-
gers learned the particulars of the bat
Sheriff u0gg. presumably acting under
instructions from the state authorities.
for he recently visited Frankfort to see
Gov. Knott, has been for about week
quietly organizing a very large posse
of determined men in the upper part of
Rowan county and in the adjoining
counties for the purpose of arresting
Craig Tolliver. or all the parties who
were implicated i'll the murder of the
Logan boys some two weeks ago. Craig
Tolliver had received intimations of
this. but they were SO vague that he
supposed the party would be regulators
instead of a Sheriff'S posse. TOlliver
and his party. consisting of about ten
men, were quite vigilant and
WENT HEAVILY ARMED.
to meet every eastward bound train at
the depot to search for every suspicious
character and to see that no one got Off
at Morehead but those whom they de-
sired. Sheriff HOgg equipped his party
with Winchester rifles and the ammuni-
ton was secretly conveyed to his rem
devious while he was organizing the
posse. Everything was ready for the
move on the Tolliver gang several days
ago, but as it was known that neither
he nor any of his men would peaceably
submit to legal arrest of any kind. it
thoroughly matured before taking any
decisive steps. 1t was finally deter
mined 10 attempt the arrest of the assas-
sins "Wednesday, June %. in the day
time. To prevent any women, children
or inoffenSive citizens from being
killed 10y accident, at an early
hour this morning people living Oh the
line of the railroad within two or three
miles of Morehead on each side of the
town were notified to stop all trains and
inform the conductors what was 60
Ing on in Morchead so that the paSsen-
gers and train men would not be placed
IN danger Sheriff Hogg'S band of reSo-
llIt5 men. numbering probably more
than 200. appeared suddenly at More
head about o'clock this morning. A
Gordon was first established
AROUND THE ENTIRE TOWN
in the brush, where the men could not
be seen. The sheriff then entered the
GoWn with about 100 Well-armed men.
Craig Toliiver and his ten followers im-
hediately retreated to the Cottage hotel,
which they had previously barricaded
III such Il manner as TO make
it quite formidable fortifcation.
Sheriff Hogg then notified Tolliver that
he had warrants for the arrest of all the
men implicated in the killing of the
Logan boys, and asked that they all
submit peaceably to arrest under the
law. ToliverS reply was that neither
he nor his men would be arrested and
that Il hundred men could not take
them. His party then opened fire on
the sheriff posse. Quite a brisk rattle
of lnusAetry cnsucd, and the lighting